Land reform: Trailblazers Seven successful case studies BY BERTUS DE VILLIERS MARLIZE VAN DEN BERG KONRAD- ADENAUER- STIFTUNG • CASE STUDIES • JOHANNESBURG • MARCH 2006 © KAS, 2006 All rights reserved While copyright in this publication as a whole is vested in the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, copyright in the text rests with the individual authors, and no paper may be reproduced in whole or part without the express permission, in writing, of both authors and the publisher. It should be noted that any opinions expressed are the responsibility of the individual authors and that the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung does not necessarily subscribe to the opinions of contributors. ISBN: 0-9584936-9-3 Published by: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 60 Hume Road Dunkeld 2196 Johannesburg Republic of South Africa PO Box 1383 Houghton 2041 Johannesburg Republic of South Africa Telephone: (+27 +11) 214-2900 Telefax: (+27 +11) 214-2913/4 E-mail:
[email protected] www.kas.org.za Editing, DTP and production: Tyrus Text and Design Printing: Intrepid Printers (Pty) Limited The Authors Bertus de Villiers (BA Law, LL.B, LL.D University of Johannesburg) (pictured right) is admitted as a legal practitioner in South Africa and Australia. His professional background includes constitutional advisor during South Africa’s transition period (1990–1996), principal legal officer for the South African National Parks (1996–1999) during which time he was lead negotiator in the settlement of the Makuleke claim, and principal legal officer (1999–2005) Goldfields Land and Sea Council in Kalgoorlie, Australia where he represented Aboriginal people claiming their ancestral lands. De Villiers is currently a member of the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia.